KENTUCKY

KENTUCKY

Region: southern

Admission to Statehood: June 1, 1792

Famous KentuckiansMuhammad Ali boxer, LouisvilleAlben W. Barkley vice president, Graves CtyLouis D. Brandeis jurist, LouisvilleJohn Mason Brown critic, LouisvilleKit Carson scout, Madison CtyChamp Clark politician, Anderson CtyRosemary Clooney singer, MaysvilleIrvin S. Cobb humorist, PaducahJefferson Davis president of the Confederacy, FairviewIrene Dunne actress, LouisvilleCrystal Gayle singer, PaintsvilleDavid W. Griffith film producer, Oldham CtyCasey Jones locomotive engineer, CayceAbraham Lincoln U.S. president, HodgenvilleBrian Littrell singer, LexingtonLoretta Lynn singer, Butchers HollowBill Monroe songwriter, RosineCarry Amelia Nation temperance leader, Garrard CtyPatricia Neal actress, PackardKevin Richardson singer, LexingtonWiley B. Rutledge jurist, CloverportDiane Sawyer broadcast journalist, GlasgowAllen Tate poet and critic, WinchesterHunter Thompson writer, LouisvilleFrederick M. Vinson jurist, LousiaRobert Penn Warren author, Guthrie

Border States: Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, Ohio, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia

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Economy:

Agriculture: Horses, cattle, tobacco, dairy products, hogs, soybeans, corn.

Industry: Transportation equipment, chemical products, electric equipment, machinery, food processing, tobacco products, coal, tourism.